Sex determination of great black-backed gulls using morphometric characters

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 206-210

  Mawhinney, Kim ^a   Diamond, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

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LARUS MARINUS;

EID: 0033445568     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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